•I am always looking for original Coinola parts. I needed some of the xylophone or bell repeating pneumatics as the set I have is damaged. I have a cabinet shop making a run of the rounded backs for Coinolas. I do not know the cost but if anyone wants some this might be a good time to speak up. I am...

•Does anyone have for sale an automatic xylophone or glockenspiel? I'm looking for a wooden unit, already have a plastic Ragtime unit that's giving me trouble. This is the last piece needed to complete a lengthy made-up nickelodeon project. Thanks, Shawn Quigley tel.: 1-609-231-6212 srq85@verizon.ne...

•The DeBence museum was given a "kit" of parts to make a Deagan xylophone and beaters for our Nelson Wiggen style 6. Many of the pieces were done, but little assembly had been started. Well, I have it all together now and, as expected, it needs to be tuned. I understand that to raise the pitch of a ...

•To raise the pitch on a xylophone or glockenspiel, remove material equally from both ends. To lower the pitch, remove material from the back [underside], the centre part which has a curved profile. Keep this profile in its good curved shape whilst removing the material. All work should be done with...

•Removing material from the centre of the xylophone bar causes the frequency to drop. This is because the majority of the oscillating mass is at the extreme ends of the bar as it is vibrating in its 'free-free' mode, i.e., sitting on its two nodal points with the two ends moving one way whilst the c...

•Try this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-P2nFccG8o Grant Chapman

•Thanks for all the useful replies to my post. As an engineer I am ashamed that I did not do more research on the subject before asking. Anyway, thanks to all who responded; now on to see if I can make the theory work. Scotty Greene

•Scotty Greene asks about tuning a xylophone. I've had really great results with the xylophones I've made by double tuning them. Most people don't realize that you can tune not only the fundamental tone but also the overtones. This is one area that separates xylophones from marimbas. The first overt...

•If you look in the MMD Archives, you can find my posting about the tuning of xylophone bars and the link to an Excel spreadsheet that will give starting dimensions for bars of a given pitch. The posting may be dated, but the physics is not. http://www.mmdigest.com/Archives/Digests/199803/1998.03.21...

•Wear a respirator when sanding rosewood, since its dust is a known carcinogen. Also, assuming that sanding heats the wood a little, let it cool to room temperature before testing the pitch again. This is especially important when tuning metal bell bars. Art Reblitz http://www.reblitzrestorations.co...

•Illustrated articles about building and tuning a xylophone are at http://www.mmdigest.com/Gallery/Tech/index.html "Percussion": http://www.mmdigest.com/Gallery/Tech/breen_xylo.html Calculations for Xylophone Bars by Jack Breen (980321 MMDigest) http://www.mmdigest.com/Gallery/Tech/XyloBars.html The...

•[ Bruce Newman wrote in 120120 MMDigest: > Most people don't realize that you can tune not only the > fundamental tone but also the overtones. This is one area > that separates xylophones from marimbas. Wow! Thanks, Bruce, I've been working on these things for over 40 years, and I never knew that! ...

•A minor but important correction to Bruce Newman's contribution in 120120 MMDigest. In a marimba, the first overtone is tuned _two_ octaves above the fundamental tone, thus giving the mellow timbre associated with marimbas (as well as Vibraharps). Bill Flynt Dallas, Texas

•For sale: A nice unrestored Paul Lösche orchestrion, in oak case with stained glass front panel and original electric lights, as well as the original wall box, and one music roll with three songs. It doesn't play, so it needs restoring. Any questions are welcome. The orchestrion is located in Germa...

•If you are unable to afford a player piano then perhaps you can build one similar to this in your garden! http://www.youtube.com/embed/C_CDLBTJD4M Have fun! Alan Whytock [ Also http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhIQ2S1gDMM [ NTT Docomo Touch Wood - Forest Xylophone [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD4...

•MMDer Carl Denunzio has for sale a set of 24 rosewood xylophone bars that were built especially for installation in an orchestrion or nickelodeon. Carl's computer is broken just now so we talked by telephone and I am writing this announcement for him. The 24 wood bars have been tuned and are stampe...

•The Cremona J restoration is coming along. The piano stack rebuild was completed, helped along by much useful information from MMD readers, and it functions well. Now I am trying to get the xylophone to work. The xylophone has not worked since the orchestrion came to us in 1995. It has obviously be...

•Hi Group, I am not sure if you would consider this mechanical music. It is, however, an interesting video. http://hgs.co.jp/en/garden-art/xylophone-of-forest.html Jack M. Conway Los Angeles, California, USA [ Indeed, it's pre-programmed and powered by gravity! ;-) [ See also [ https://www.youtube.c...

•For sale: Seeburg E, serial no. 163403, with a 24-note xylophone and mandolin bar. It plays "A" rolls and has a five cent coin slot. The coin slot always works but occasionally the coin accumulator does not. This Seeburg plays magnificently. This instrument is well restored; from outward appearance...

•Hello, I'm interested in any Deagan or Leedy pipe organ bells bars or xylophone bars (if they are drilled through the sides and not top). Thank you. Shannon Wood http://www.malletshop.com/ info@malletshop.com.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]